Nabaltec AG / Preliminary Results

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Preliminary figures for the fiscal year 2007:
- 23% revenue increase 
- Successful establishment of Nashtec production plant in US 


Schwandorf, February 5, 2008 – Nabaltec AG, a leading supplier of
mineral-based flame retardants and raw materials for technical ceramics,
has announced its preliminary figures for the fiscal year 2007 today.
Apparently the company has achieved a further growth spurt, increasing its
revenue by 23.0% to EUR 88.1 million. In the 'Functional Fillers' division
the revenue growth was 24.9% and in the 'Technical Ceramics' division
19.7%. On the earnings side, Nabaltec is expecting to exceed the
consolidated result of the previous year clearly.

The Nashtec production plant, which started its operations in November
2006, was successfully established in the last financial year, despite a
safety inspection in the third quarter. Among other things, this success
was due to the high product quality which matches that of the main site in
Schwandorf – a standard that has been confirmed by customer audits at
Nashtec.

As a result of the ongoing high level of demand Nabaltec again increased
its fine-precipitated hydroxide capacity at the Schwandorf plant, so that
its overall production capacity for fine-precipitated hydroxides rose to a
total of 100,000 tons by the end of last year. Production facilities for
ceramic bodies and reactive aluminium oxides were also further expanded so
as to do justice to the continuous rise in demand of customers in this
high-quality product range.

Quite recently, at the end of January, Nabaltec AG received the TOP JOB
award. As in 2006, it is again one of the top employers among medium-sized
German companies in 2008.

The Management Board is expecting to continue the present growth trend in
the fiscal year 2008.


About Nabaltec AG
Nabaltec AG, with registered office in Schwandorf, a chemicals business
which has received multiple awards for innovativeness, manufactures,
develops and distributes highly specialized products based on aluminum
hydroxide ('ATH') and aluminum oxide, as well as other raw materials, on an
industrial scale through its 'Functional Fillers' and 'Technical Ceramics'
divisions. The company's product range includes flame-retardant fillers for
the plastics industry, used e.g. in cables, tunnels, airports, high-rise
buildings and electronic devices, as well as base materials for use in
technical ceramics, the refractory industry and catalysis. Unlike
halogenated flame-retardant fillers, the products manufactured by the
company's 'Functional Fillers' division contain no hazardous substances and
do not require separate disposal. Rather, the company's flame-retardant
fillers actually decrease the development of fumes hazardous to human
health and the environment in the event of fire. Nabaltec maintains
production sites in Germany and the US. It aims to further consolidate its
market position by increasing capacity, continuing to optimize its
processes and product quality and strategic additions to its product range
and to secure the market leadership in each segment where its specialty
products are represented, in addition to qualitative leadership.


Contact:
Heidi Wiendl       
Nabaltec AG       
Phone: +49 9431 53-202     
Fax: +49 9431 53-260      
E-mail: InvestorRelations@nabaltec.de    

Linh Chung
Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Phone: +49 211 30126-101
Fax: +49 211 30126-5101
E-mail: L.Chung@haubrok.de
05.02.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Nabaltec AG
              Alustraße 50-52
              94241 Schwandorf
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 9431 53-0
Fax:          +49 9431 53-260
E-mail:       info@nabaltec.de
Internet:     www.nabaltec.de
ISIN:         DE000A0KPPR7
WKN:          A0KPPR
Listed:       Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Entry
              Standard in Frankfurt
 
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